Tire-shield.



LJKOENIG.

TIRE SHIELD.

APPLICATEON FILED JAN-22. 1916.

1,228,441 E Ptented June, 1917.

litiv 'LUS KENIG, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

TIBE-SHIELED.

.eppiieationmed January sa, 191e'. Seriai No. 73,631.

.To ati whom it may concern:

ide it lrnownthat l, LoUis Kennis, a citiaen of -the United States, residing in New York, county of Bronx, State of New York, have made a certain new and useful limprovement in iire-Shields, of which the foilowing is a specification.

rlthis invention relates to tire shields.

The object of the invention is to provide a tire shield which is simple in construction,v

economical to manufacture, and easy toapv piy to a tire structure.

its further object of the invention is to provide a tire shield which may serve as a non-skid attachment for tires.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tire shield composed of a series of shield elements, and means for attaching the same to a tire structure whereby any individual shield element may be removed, replaced, or repaired, Without disturbing or disconnecting the remaining,r shield elements.

.di :turtherobject of the invention is to provide a tire shield structure'wherein a shield element may be applied to any particular portion of the tire to serve as a @blowout patch.

Further objects or' the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

.The invention consists in the-construction, combination, location and relative arrangement o parte, all as will be more fully hereinaitter set itoi'th, as shown in the accom partying drawing, and tina-ily pointed out in the appended claim. I

Referring to the drawings,-

litigare l is a view in perspective of a portion of a tire to which 1s applied my linvention.

Fig. l2 is a view inside elevation of the saine. i

lliigf. 8 is an enlarged broken detail View in section taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 1.

' The same part is designated by the same reference numeral wherever it occurs throughont the several views.

in carrying out the principles of my invention. l propose to employ, in connection with the usual tire l of a vehicle, two semicircuiar bands or strips 2 situated preferably slightly belowvthe center oithe tire. These bands or strips ma be of any desired shape or material but I d it suicient to employ iron, steel, or other suitable metal strips of a thickness comparatively small in comparisony with the width. The ends ofI the bands strips 2 are formed, as shown, with angle portions 3 extending outwardly"therefrom, These angle pieces or projecting lugs are provided with openings therethrough so that bolts or the like, as indicated a1v 4 may he inserted therein `to securely tasten the strip or bands 2 together. The strips or bands are also provided with radiallyextending; slots 5 equally spaced around the strips or hands throughout the circumference of the tire.

The shield or cover may be oi' any desired shape, form, or material of suitable flexibility as to be adapted to bend or extend over the tire or shoe of the wheel. l find it preferable to employ a shield element of a thin metal provided at its ends with interiorly threaded holes so positioned as to bo in alinement with the openings 5 in the strips or bands 2. Headed studs ll are inserted through the openings and are screwed into the holes l0 of the shield elements thereby securing the shield elements 'in a simple and efficient way to the bands or strips and at the same time allowing the ready removal of any particular shield element without disturbing any other shield element or `the strips or bands 2.

llt will be noted that the elongated openings 5 allow vertical movement therein of the studs 11, thereby allowing the necessary vertical movement for the expansion action due to the use of a pneumatic tube in the tire, and resulting or depending upon the weight of the vehicle and the degree of in-` viiation oi the tube.

ses n if desired, and as shown,-to allow a secure i grip or fastening for the stud l1 to the shield eiements, the ends thereof may be madethicker as shown at 12, and non-skid elements ,such as carborundum, or metall tread elements, indicated at 15, `may be formed as part of the shield elements, or inserted, as shown in slots or recessesformed to receive the"same, but my invention is not 'to be limited or restricted to these details.

From the foregoing, it is evident that the shield elements may be attached to a tire structure around its entire periphery, or, if desired, may be spaced anyy number of shield-widths apart.

A structure such as above described is especially adapted/.'tr use on tires with a defective portion, spell as a blow-out por-R` Q tion or a worn portion where it is desired to lengthen the life of the tire by etl'ectively shielding the' weak portion of the tire, and,

making the same substantially puncture proof, While at the same time providing a non-skd attachment which eliminates the necessity of chains, and also allows easy and quick detachment of the individual .puncture proof elements or shields for the purposes of repairing or replacing the same Without disturbing any other shield element of the structure. It Will be seen that ,provide a structure the disassembled portions of which may be cheaply manutactured,and whichA may be readily attached to a tire.

Having now' set forth the objects and nature of my invention, and having described one form of construction embodyin the same, what l claim as new and usefu and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is,-

' meme? radially Aextending slots, and lindiviclually removable means passing through eaehfbf said slots for attaching each ofsaid ele'- ments to said bandswhereb 'each element,

may be removed Without4 isturbng said A bands or any other element.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 19th1day of January A. D.,

Louis lKoEitteQ 

